A sports bar with harness racing action, the 25,000 square-foot venue boasts two large simulcast areas, a VIP room and a 38-seat bar and full-service restaurant operated by McLoone's. With more than 150 television screens, the facility aims to please horseplayers and sports fans alike.

Winners Bayonneis the first off-track wagering facility to be built and operated by Jeff Gural's New Meadowlands Racetrack LLC.

Located at 400 Route 440 North, the venue is an $18 million new construction that brings 100 jobs and an estimated $200,000 in property taxes to the city ofBayonne.

McLoone's Bayonne Grille marks restaurateur Tim McLoone's second venture into the off-track wagering business, with Favorites at Woodbridge being the first.

The partnership is a natural one for theJerseyShoremusician.His family has been involved in horseracing for decades and, in fact, his father had at one time headed both Freehold Raceway inNew Jersey, as well as the now-defunct Bowie Racecourse in Maryland.